NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we mourn the loss of an American hero and a pioneer for women and African Americans in STEM fields. Katherine Johnson played...
![Informal portrait of NASA engineer Christine M. Darden. Darden is posed holding a wind tunnel model of a proposed aircraft while kneeling inside the test section of a wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (Photo: National Aeronatics and Space Administration [NASA] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dr-christine-darden-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![Informal portrait of NASA engineer Christine M. Darden. Darden is posed holding a wind tunnel model of a proposed aircraft while kneeling inside the test section of a wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (Photo: National Aeronatics and Space Administration [NASA] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dr-christine-darden-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, December 9, at 5 p.m., Dr. Christine Darden, Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former NASA mathematician, data analyst...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The renowned mathematician was instrumental in Alan Shepherd's 1961 journey to space. She also played a pivotal role in John Glenn becoming the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were Black female mathematicians at NASA, the U.S. space agency. They faced incredible adversity and defied...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) The oldest Black business industry in America began 190 years ago today. On March 16, 1827, the first...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In her book, “Hidden Figures,” author Margot Lee Shetterly pays homage to the African-American women who worked as human...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Looks like the myth that Black films can’t make big money in Hollywood is about to become a thing...
By Edward Henderson (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) Imagine being in the running to direct the newest Spiderman film. What kind of script would have...
